Śrī Vedānta DeśikaOn the life and works of Veṅkaṭanātha, 1268-1369, Vaishnavite philosopher. |
Contents
Introduction | 14 |
Holy Trips | 21 |
A Brief Survey of Works | 30 |
Difference of Opinion in the Sampradaya | 46 |
Conclusion | 61 |
Common terms and phrases
According Advaita Ātreya beautiful become bhakti Bharata bhavati Brahman brahmastra called caramaśloka cause of prapatti celestial commentary compassion composed conch cowherd Deśika says Deśika wrote devotees dharmas Dharmaśāstras disciples Dvaitadvaita feet of Lord flute God's Goddess grace Hayagriva head hymn incarnation individual soul Itihāsas jayati Jñāna Kāma Kāñcipuram Karma kimapi Kumāra Kumāra Varada Lakṣmi living Lord Hayagriva Lord Kṛṣṇa Lord Ranganatha Lord Varadarāja Lord's lotus-feet maṇipāduke Mantra means of liberation mother Muslim Nammāļvār Northern sect one-pointed Paddhati Pādukā Pañcarātra person Pillai Lokācārya poem poet praise prapanna presiding deity Protector Rahasyas Rāmānuja Rāmāyaṇa refers rival schools sandal of Lord Sanskrit santaḥ Śaraṇāgati Sarasvati sarva-dharman schools of thought Smṛtis Southern school Śri Śrī Rāma Śrībhāṣya Śrirangam Śrutaprakāśikā Śrutis stotra Sudarśana Tamil Tamil Nadu thousand verses Tirupati Tiruvahindrapuram tvām Upanisads Vaikuntha Varadarāja Vātsya Vedānta Deśika Vedas Vegavati Venkatanatha Vidyaranya Vijayanagar Vijayanagara Visiṣṭādvaita Viṣṇu words worship Yadava Yamuna Yoga